Islandora

Islandora
Developer(s) Islandora Foundation
Stable release Islandora: 7.x-1.6
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Digital libraries
License GPL
Website islandora.ca

Islandora is an open source digital repository system based on Fedora Commons, Drupal and a host of additional applications. It is open source software (released under the GNU General Public License) and was developed at the University of Prince Edward Island by the Robertson Library.

Islandora may be used to create large, searchable collections of digital assets of any type and is domain-agnostic in terms of the type of content it can steward. It has a highly modular architecture with a number of key features:

The current release of Islandora is 7.x-1.6 for Drupal 7. There is extensive documentation for the Islandora project, including a YouTube video channel. There are approximately 2 major releases of Islandora each year. Islandora source code is available for download from the Github organization and as a virtual machine image. Annual Islandora events include the Red Island Repository Institute and Islandora Camp.

Usage and backing

As of 2013, 60 recorded implementations were noted, with 14 institutional partners.[1]

Development history

The original development team was 3 people, which as of 2013 had grown to dozens, including an "Agile software development" workflow.[2]

References

  1. Michel, Castagné,. "Institutional repository software comparison: DSpace, EPrints, Digital Commons, Islandora and Hydra". open.library.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  2. "Islandora’s Open Source Ecosystem and Digital Preservation: An Interview with Mark Leggott | The Signal: Digital Preservation". blogs.loc.gov. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-25.

Bibliography

The following Bibliography contains references to material that mentions or discusses Islandora.

Journal Articles and Published Conference Proceedings

Theses, Dissertations, and Coursework

Presentations


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External links

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